HealthCare Assistant
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health Care Assistant to work as part of our team at The Walton Centre. You should have a keen interest in providing high quality patient centered care in a busy and fast paced, ever changing and challenging environment. Chavasse Ward is a 29 bedded Neurology Ward. We are an outstanding trust and The Walton Ways are at the forefront of everything we do. Please do not apply if you are unable to meet the required shift patterns including night shifts and bank holiday cover.
Main duties of the job
Assist patients in meeting their hygiene needs and personal care
Patients toileting needs, ensuring privacy & dignity is maintained
Complete fluid balance & food charts, report information to Registered nurse (RN)
Preparation/serving of patients meals, drinks & assisting feeding patients
Undertake Telemetry training and provide Telemetry cover
Movement and handling
Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development
Obtaining specimens for ward/laboratory testing
Escorting patients
Recognise & escalate changes in patients condition to RN
Initiate Basic Life Support as appropriate
Ensure due regard is given to values & spiritual beliefs
Effective communication
Clean & make bed spaces appropriately
Maintain a clean & safe environment
Stocking up supplies
Collection of Blood products
Safe disposal of clinical waste and sharps
Management of abusive & aggressive behaviour
Support less experienced employees
Acknowledge limitations of knowledge & skills, complete competencies
Answer the telephone, relay messages
Basic computer skills
Retrieving charts from other areas
Report faulty equipment to estates
As necessary provide cover and undertake duties of absent colleagues & follow policies & procedures
About us
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
Details
Date posted
02 January 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
160-6867707
Job locations
The Walton Centre
Lower Lane
Fazakerley
L9 7LJ
Employer details
Employer name
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Walton Centre
Lower Lane
Fazakerley
L9 7LJ
Employer's website
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